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1963 Map of Ernest

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Ernest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The industrial and rural landscape north of Indiana is defined by the winding course of Crooked Creek and the operations of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. In the early 1960s, the area around the company town of Ernest and nearby Creekside shows the physical footprint of the region's coal heritage, with several mine dumps and air shafts dotting the hillsides. The map captures a transition from dense residential clusters like Chevy Chase Heights to the scattered farming communities of Atwood and Five Points.

Genealogists will find significant detail in the numerous rural congregations and burial grounds, such as Harmony Grove Ch and Old Washington Cem. The landscape is further marked by the presence of numerous gas wells, indicating the subsurface resource extraction that operated alongside traditional agriculture. Educational landmarks like the Creekside Washington Sch and the expansive grounds of the Indiana Country Club provide additional context for the mid-century social geography of Indiana County.